oath of the Peach Garden

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event in Chinese lore legendary sworn brotherhood pact

The Oath of the Peach Garden is a legendary sworn brotherhood pact in Chinese lore in which Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei pledge lifelong loyalty and shared destiny, famously recounted in the classic novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Peach Garden Oath	2
oath of the Peach Garden canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8158136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: oath of the Peach Garden
Context triple: [Guan Yu, notableFor, oath of the Peach Garden]

A. Palapa Oath
The Palapa Oath is a famous 14th-century vow by Majapahit prime minister Gajah Mada to unify the entire Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule before he would partake in certain luxuries.
B. Chu Shi Biao
Chu Shi Biao is a famous memorial written by the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang, expressing his loyalty, political counsel, and reflections before leading a northern campaign during the Three Kingdoms period.
C. Ban Shu Legend
Ban Shu Legend is a Chinese historical romance television drama series centered on the life and adventures of a spirited young woman in the Han dynasty.
D. Shujing
Shujing is one of the oldest and most influential Chinese classics, traditionally regarded as a collection of historical documents and speeches that shaped early Chinese political and moral thought.
E. Beixiao Dao
Beixiao Dao is a small islet within the Diaoyutai (Senkaku) Islands group in the East China Sea, known for being part of a long-standing territorial dispute.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: oath of the Peach Garden
Target entity description: The Oath of the Peach Garden is a legendary sworn brotherhood pact in Chinese lore in which Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei pledge lifelong loyalty and shared destiny, famously recounted in the classic novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

A. Palapa Oath
The Palapa Oath is a famous 14th-century vow by Majapahit prime minister Gajah Mada to unify the entire Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule before he would partake in certain luxuries.
B. Chu Shi Biao
Chu Shi Biao is a famous memorial written by the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang, expressing his loyalty, political counsel, and reflections before leading a northern campaign during the Three Kingdoms period.
C. Ban Shu Legend
Ban Shu Legend is a Chinese historical romance television drama series centered on the life and adventures of a spirited young woman in the Han dynasty.
D. Shujing
Shujing is one of the oldest and most influential Chinese classics, traditionally regarded as a collection of historical documents and speeches that shaped early Chinese political and moral thought.
E. Beixiao Dao
Beixiao Dao is a small islet within the Diaoyutai (Senkaku) Islands group in the East China Sea, known for being part of a long-standing territorial dispute.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in Chinese lore ⓘ legendary sworn brotherhood pact ⓘ
associatedWith	Shu Han faction in Three Kingdoms lore ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	end of the Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ
chronologicalPositionInNovel	early chapter event in Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	China ⓘ
culturalSignificance	frequently referenced in East Asian popular culture ⓘ iconic episode in Three Kingdoms storytelling ⓘ
describedIn	folk tales about the Three Kingdoms ⓘ novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ linked to: Romance of the Three Kingdoms traditional Chinese operas about the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
genre	historical-romantic legend ⓘ
hasContext	Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	popular perceptions of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei as sworn brothers ⓘ
hasMoral	upholding righteousness and loyalty above personal gain ⓘ
hasMotif	heaven and earth as witnesses to the oath ⓘ ritual sacrifice and libation during oath ⓘ
hasTheme	brotherhood ⓘ loyalty ⓘ shared destiny ⓘ
inspired	dramatic adaptations in Chinese opera ⓘ later depictions of sworn brotherhood in literature ⓘ scenes in films and television series about the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
involvesVow	to live and die together as brothers ⓘ to restore order to the realm ⓘ to share fortune and misfortune ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Chinese ⓘ
literaryStatus	semi-legendary rather than strictly historical ⓘ
mainParticipants	Guan Yu ⓘ Liu Bei ⓘ Zhang Fei ⓘ
mediumOfRepresentation	Chinese opera performance ⓘ classical Chinese prose ⓘ modern visual media adaptations ⓘ traditional Chinese painting ⓘ
narrativeRole	foundational event for the relationship of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei ⓘ
portraysCharacter	Guan Yu as loyal and honorable warrior ⓘ Liu Bei as benevolent and virtuous leader ⓘ Zhang Fei as brave and straightforward fighter ⓘ
relatedConcept	sworn brotherhood in Chinese culture ⓘ yi (righteousness) in Confucian ethics ⓘ
relatedWork	Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong ⓘ linked to: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
setting	a peach garden ⓘ
symbolizes	idealized fraternal loyalty ⓘ righteous alliance against chaos ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guan Yu → notableFor → oath of the Peach Garden ⓘ

Zhang Fei → associatedWith → Peach Garden Oath ⓘ

linked to: oath of the Peach Garden

Saintly Emperor Guan → linkedTo → oath of the Peach Garden ⓘ

Three Brothers of the Peach Garden → hasCanonicalScene → Peach Garden Oath ⓘ